File photograph of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Okay Palaniswami (PTI)
The DMK lashed out on the BJP-led Centre on Friday over the searches by Income Tax officers on the residence of Stalin’s daughter Senthamarai
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- Last Updated:April 04, 2021, 07:45 IST
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Okay Palaniswami requested on Saturday why DMK leaders have been making an enormous problem out of a raid on the home of celebration chief MK Stalin’s daughter, saying one needn’t concern if there may be nothing to cover. A slew of AIADMK functionaries, together with some ministers, have additionally been raided by Income Tax officers “but we are not saying anything”, he mentioned.
Incidentally, the AIADMK moved the EC on Saturday towards the searches, saying they have been “unwanted” and allegedly carried out on the behest of the Congress and the DMK. “But the DMK is making such a big issue out of IT officials holding searches at the house of Stalin’s daughter. If one has nothing to hide, why are you afraid?” Palaniswami requested whereas addressing an election rally right here.
The DMK lashed out on the BJP-led Centre on Friday over the searches by Income Tax officers on the residence of Stalin’s daughter Senthamarai in Chennai and alleged that there was a “political objective” behind the motion. The raids on Senthamarai and others have been aimed to examine “political cash distribution” in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, sources within the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had mentioned.
Palaniswami additional mentioned I-T officers perform checks based mostly on data and referred to such searches on the premises of AIADMK functionaries, together with Higher Education Minister KP Anbalagan. He requested if Senthamarai belongs to a royal family and whether or not searches can’t be performed at her place. In a democratic nation, searches could be carried out anyplace, the chief minister added.
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